Retaining-valve anchor



. 1,600,817 7 V. H. HARBERT RETAINING VALVE ANCHOR Sept 21 1926.

Filed Sept. 8, 19 25 abliozmg V of control.

Patented Sept. 21, 1926.

VICTOR H. HARBERI, OF"SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS nn'rn nnve-vnvn ANCHOR:

Application filed September 8, 1925. Serial No. 55,197.

' allow all of theairto escape from the brake cylinders, but retains a certain amount of pressure therem suiiiclent to hold the brakes in a set'position, wh1le the air is being replenished in the train line. I When the air; pressure in the hue is increased or replenished, 1f the retaining valve 1s m an 11101 erative condition, the triplegvalve will automatically assume a released position allowing all of the air to escape from the'brake cylinder, releasing the brakes, and allowing the train to gain momentum, and run out It'is, therefore, ofthe utmost importance that the retaining valve be in good working order at all times.

Retaining valves have in thepast been secured to cars by lag screws and by bolts, the retaining valve being located on the out side at the end of the car and near the top of the car. When bolts are used, and this has been the most universal way of securing valves'to the car, the bolts extend from the inside of the car, the nuts on the end of the bolt being on the outside of the car. This type of fastening has been found 0bjectionable from many standpoints, in that.

the lag screws and bolts work loose to such an extent that the service movements of a car tend to give a sidewise movement to the retaining valve, which, with the pipe leading from the air brake system of the car, moves somewhat after the fashion of a pen dulum. Such condition is prohibited by the United States safety appliance laws, inasmuch as it reduces the efficiency of the brake system, besides endangering the lives of trainmn. Another objection isthat in case of bolts, the heads of which are on the inside of the car; if these bolt-s becomeloose during transit, the only way to get at the bolt is to unload the car, which can only be done at great expense, and sacrifices the 7 safety of the goods removed from the car,

and increases the liability of the railroad tor dama e-and stolen goods! ure" 3.

bolts or rivets also pass through the In the drawings: F igure 1 1s a front elevation of a retain inc; valve secured to myimproved anchor Figure 2 is a side elevation of Figure 1. .Figure 3 is a front elevation of my improved bracket. I

Figure l is an endelevati'on of F igurel Figure 5 is a bottom plan view of Fi I l The reference numeral (1) designates the air pipe to which the retaining valve (2) (3) which are provided with bolt openings as is usual with a retaining valve.

My improved"bracket comprises a base l) having suitable bolt 1 openings (5). through which bolts or rivets pass to secure the bracket to a wall of the car. "These wall of the car with the head of the bolt on the inside of the car. i

Extending forwardly from the base 1 are spacing elements (6) which diverge, and at the outer end of these spacing elements (6) I provide wings (7), said wings, when the bracket is secured to the car, being spaced from the wall of the car. These wings are provided with elongated slots (8) vertically disposed, which terminate at their upper ends in an obliquely disposed slot (9), the slots (9) being inclined toward is secured, such retaining valve having lugs and interceptin the side edge of the wings (9), as clearly shown in Figure 3.

The bracket being secured to the wall of the car, the retaining valve is secured thereto by means of the bolts (10) and nuts (11), the head (12) of the bolt being positioned behind the wings (7), as more clearly shown in Figure 2.

In the event that the nuts (11) should bei come loosened under service conditions, it

said base, and Wings extending outwardly from said-arms and parallel with said base, I

and an elongated slot in said Wings.

3. A retaining valve anchor comprising a base, outwardly diverging spacing members on each side of said base, Wings extending from the outer end of said spacing membets, and parallel With the base, and a vertically disposed elongated slot in each Wing 10 terminating at its upper end in an obliquely disposed slot opening at the side edges of said Wings. 7 i

' In testimony ture.

VICTOR H. HARBERT.

whereof I affix iny sigma 

